April 19

Toddlers:

Samuel Helps Eli

Lesson: 1 Samuel 1:24-2:11

• Who did Hannah bring Samuel to? (Eli in God’s house)

Verse: “We will serve the Lord” (Joshua 24:15)

• Activity: Call out commands for your child to follow as they say the verse. Suggestions: Whisper as you say the verse, clap your hands as you say the verse, stand on one leg. 

PreK/Kindergarten:

The Friend in the Fire

Lesson: Daniel 3

• When the friends were in the furnace, who did they trust?

• When are you afraid? Who can you trust in those moments?

Verse: “When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.” (Psalm 56:3)

• Activity: Call out commands for your child to follow as they say the verse. Suggestions: Whisper as you say the verse, clap your hands as you say the verse, stand on one leg. 

1st Grade Sunday School:

Victory in Sight

Lesson: 2 Kings 6:8 - 7:20

• Why can we trust God to do what He says?

Verse: 2 Corinthians 5:7

• Activity: Call out commands for your child to follow as they say the verse. Suggestions: Whisper as you say the verse, clap your hands as you say the verse, stand on one leg. 

Application: Help your child express trust in God’s love and provision. 

2nd-3rd Grade Sunday School:

Jesus Has Power Over Diseases

Lesson: Matt. 8:1-4; John 9:1-7, 35-41

• Is Jesus still in the world today? How?

Verse: 1 Peter 2:24

Theme: Jesus has power over sin’s effects on our bodies. 

Application: This week covered Jesus’ miraculous healing of a leper and a blind man. Help your child seek to help the spiritually blind see their need for salvation. 

4th-5th Grade Sunday School:

Talk to the Commander

Lesson: Acts 12:1-19; Eph. 6:18, 19; James %:16

• How should God’s answer to the early church’s prayers affect your prayer life?

Verse: Eph. 6:18

Theme: God answered Peter’s prayers and sent an angel to release him from prison. God stands ready to answer believers’ prayers. Help your child praise God for answering their prayers.  

1st-3rd Grade Children's Church:

God’s Promise to David

Lesson: 2 Samuel 2:1-5:7

Theme: God rewards those who seek his will. 

• What are some decisions kids your age have to make? What should we do when making decisions?

Verse: 2 Samuel 7:22a

• Create a picture to represent the verse. Write the verse under the picture. Recite the verse daily. 

April 12

 Toddlers:

Mary Sees Jesus

Lesson: John 20:1, 2, 11-18

• Who did Mary see? (Jesus)

Verse: “He is not here, for He has risen” (Matthew 28:6)

• Use the motions from last week to practice the verse together. 

PreK/Kindergarten:

The Friend in Captivity

Lesson: Daniel 1

• Why was it more important for the four friends to honor God rather than King Nebuchadnezzar?

Verse: “We must obey God rather than man.” (Acts 5:29)

• Write the verse on notecards (one word per notecard) and have your child(ren) put them in correct order. 

1st Grade Sunday School:

New Freedom and New Life

Lesson: 2 Kings 4:1-37

• How do you think the woman felt when she saw her son alive again?

Verse: Psalm 145:15, 16

• Write the verse on notecards (one word per notecard) and have your child(ren) put them in correct order. 

Application: Help your child talk to God in prayer about his or her needs. 

2nd=3rd Grade Sunday School:

Jesus Condemns Hypocrisy

Lesson: Mark 2:13-17; 3:1-6

• What does the word ‘hypocrite’ mean?

• Who was being a hypocrite in your lesson today?

Verse: Matthew 15:8

Theme: Jesus’ true followers worship Him from their hearts.

Application: This week’s lesson covered Jesus’ condemnation of the scribes and Pharisees for being hypocrites. Help your child understand God’s hatred for hypocrisy. 

4th-5th Grade Sunday School:

Praise the Commander

Lesson: Acts 16:6-40

• How might today's story have been different if Paul and Silas had cursed God for allowing them to be beaten and imprisoned?

Verse: Acts 16:25

Theme: God always deserves our sincere worship and praise. 

Application: Paul and Silas were beaten and jailed for obeying God in Philippi. They responded by praying and singing to God. Help your child rejoice in the Lord no matter their circumstances. 

1st-3rd Grade Children's Church

David’s Lesson and Saul’s Final Days

Lesson: 1 Samuel 27-32

Theme: God graciously teaches us to trust Him.

• When you are confused or faced with a problem and don’t know what to do, how might God’s faithfulness help you trust Him?

• What great things has God done for you in the past? How does that give you courage to trust God?

Verse: 2 Samuel 7:22a

• Write the verse on a notecard and hang somewhere visible to practice together daily. 

April 5

Happy Easter! 

He is Risen!

 

Toddlers:

Jesus Rises from the Dead

Lesson: Matthew 28:1-8

• Jesus was buried in a tomb, but did He stay there? (NO)

• What happened? (Jesus rose from the dead!)

Verse: “He is not here, for He has risen” (Matthew 28:6)

• Create motions for the verse and practice together.

PreK/Kindergarten:

The Friend on the Cross

Lesson: Luke 24:1-12; John 20:3-10

• Who showed the greatest love of all?

• How did Jesus show this love? 

Verse: “Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.” (John 15:13)

• Create motions for the verse and practice together. 

1st - 5th Grade Sunday School:

No Sunday School

1st - 3rd Grade Children's Church:

Easter Lesson

Lesson: Luke 23:55-24:28

Theme: Jesus’ resurrection gives us a way to be with our Heavenly Father for eternity. 

• What is Easter?

Verse: Romans 4:25

• Create a verse hunt with the verse. Write 1-2 words on a card and hide them around the house. Once all cards have been found, put the verse in the correct order.

March 29

 Toddlers:

Jesus’ Triumphal Entry

Lesson: Matthew 21:1-9

• What did the people shout as Jesus came into Jerusalem? (Hosanna! Hosanna!)

Verse: “I will give thanks to the Lord” (Psalm 9:1)

• Write the verse out on a paper, say it together. Slowly cover up words of the verse, continue saying the verse until the verse is known by the child(ren). 

PreK-Kindergarten:

God Cared for an Enemy

Lesson: 2 Kings 5:1-15

• How can you show kindness to those who are not kind?

Verse: “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son.’ (John 3:16)

• Write the verse out on a paper, say it together. Slowly cover up words of the verse, continue saying the verse until the verse is known by the child(ren). 

1st Grade Sunday School:

Jesus’ Lesson on Life and Death

Lesson: John 11:1-44

• What do you believe about Jesus?

Verse: John 11:25

• Create motions for the verse and practice together. 

Application: Talk with your child and talk about trusting in Jesus and Him being the only way to receive eternal life.

2nd-3rd Grade Sunday School:

Jesus Has Power Over Creation

Lesson: Matt. 14:22-33; Mark 4:25-41; Luke 5:1-11

• How did Jesus show His power over all creation in this week’s lesson?

Verse: Col. 1:16, 17

Theme: Jesus directs His creation to accomplish His will. 

Application: This lesson covered Jesus’ command over the wind, waves, and fish of the sea to accomplish His will. Help your child acknowledge that Jesus uses His creation to do His will.

4th-5th Grade Sunday School:

Surrender Control 

Lesson: John 14:16-18; Acts 3; 4

• Have you ever sensed that the Holy Spirit’s power was at work in your life?

Verse: Acts 1:8

Theme: God gave us the Spirit to help us obey Him. 

Application: John and Peter had extreme boldness in the face of severe threats provided an example of the Spirit’s power in the life of a believer. Challenge your child to be filled with the Spirit so they might see the fruit of the Spirit in their life.

1st-5th Grade Children's Church:

Palm Sunday/Good Friday Lesson

Lesson: Matthew 21:1-11; 26:20-27:60 

Theme: Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem to celebrate Passover. 

Jesus’ death fulfilled Old Testament prophecy. 

• What is Palm Sunday/Good Friday?

Verse: Romans 4:25

• Write the verse on a notecard and hang somewhere visible to practice together daily. 

March 22

 Toddlers:

Mary’s Gift

Lesson: Mark 14:3-9; John 12:1-8

• What was Mary’s gift to Jesus? (She poured perfume on Jesus’ head.)

Verse: “Love one another” (1 John 4:7)

• Have your child draw a picture representing the verse and talk about it together.

Pre-K/Kindergarten:

God Cared for His Prophets

Lesson: 2 Kings 4:38-44

• In what ways did God provide for His prophets?

Verse: “Trust in the Lord and do good.” (Psalm 37:3)

• Have your child draw a picture representing the verse and talk about it together. 

1st Grade Sunday School:

God’s Night Light

Lesson: John 3:1-21

• Why do you think Nicodemus went to Jesus at night?

Verse: John 3:17

• Have your child draw a picture representing the verse and talk about it together. 

Application: Help your child recognize that everyone is a sinner and needs salvation from sin.

2nd-3rd Grade Sunday School:

Jesus Offers Eternal Light

Lesson: John 4:3-42

• How do you think the woman must have felt to have the Messiah taking time to talk to her, a lowly Samaritan with bad relationship problems?

Verse: John 3:16

Theme: Jesus provides the only way to eternal life. 

Application: This week’s lesson covered Jesus’ conversation with the woman at the well. He helped her see her need for faith in Him for salvation. Help your child pray for and take advantage of opportunities to witness to the lost. 

4th-5th Grade Sunday School:

Draw Your Sword

Lesson: Eph. 6:17; Heb. 4:12, 13

• How do you like being completely known by God? 

Verse: Eph. 6:17

Theme: God gave us the Bible so we might know and live by the truth. 

Application: Spending time learning God’s Word and using the Bible as the “sword of the Spirit”. Help your child understand they need God’s help in spiritual battles.

1st-3rd Grade Children's Church:

Week 3 - March 22

David & Goliath, David Spares Saul Twice

Lesson: 1 Samuel 17:1-18:11; 24; 26

Theme: God gives us courage and strength to do His will. God wants us to show respect to others. 

• What are some ways you can show kindness to those around you?

Verse: 1 Samuel 12:24a

• Recite the verse with little to no help. 

March 15

Toddlers:

God Answered Hannah’s Prayer

Lesson: 1 Samuel 1:19-28

• How did God answer Hannah’s prayers? (He gave her a baby boy, Samuel)

Verse: Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint” (Psalm 64:1)

• Create motions for the verse and practice together.

PreK/Kindergarten:

God Cared for a Family

Lesson: 2 Kings 4:8-37

• How did God work through Elisha to help a family? 

Verse: “Casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.” (1 Peter 5:7)

• Create motions for the verse and practice together.

1st Grade Sunday School:

Mountain Showdown

Lesson: 1 Kings 18:17-40

• What did Elijah do to the altar?

• What happened after Elijah did this?

Verse: Deut. 4:39b

• Create motions for the verse and practice together. 

Application: Help your child give Biblical or personal examples of why he or she should worship only God. 

2nd-3rd Grade Sunday School:

Jesus Is Perfectly Holy

Lesson: Matt. 4:1-11; 17:1-8

• What is transfiguration? Why did Jesus shine so brightly?

Verse: John 1:14

Theme: Jesus qualifies to be our Savior because His is perfectly Holy.

Application: This lesson covered Jesus’ temptation in the wilderness and His transfiguration. Help your child understand Jesus’ holiness qualifies Him to be the Savior of the world. 

4th-5th Grade Sunday School:

Put Your Armor On

Lesson: Eph. 6:10-17

• What truths from God’s Word have you learned recently?

Verse: Eph. 6:10, 11

Theme: God provides “armor” to protect us from Satan’s wily ways. 

Application: We need to put on the armor of God daily (be in the Bible) in order to stand against Satan’s attacks. Help your child understand that Satan tries to distract and discourage them with lies. 

1st-3rd Grade Children's Church:

Saul’s Disobedience and Rejection

Lesson: 1 Samuel 15-16:3

Theme: God is pleased when our obedience is not partial. 

• What does it mean to obey completely?

Verse: 1 Samuel 12:24a

• Create a verse hunt with the verse. Write 1-2 words on a card and hide them around the house. Once all cards have been found, put the verse in the correct order.